This is a list of traditional abbreviations for U.S. states, which were in wide use prior to the U.S. postal abbreviations. Some writers continue to prefer these abbreviations in contexts other than postal addresses. Some of these abbreviations are considerably more common than others.

State	Traditional abbreviation
Alabama	Ala.
Arizona	Ariz.
Arkansas	Ark.
California	Calif.
Colorado	Colo.
Connecticut	Conn.
Delaware	Del.
Florida	Fla.
Georgia	Ga.
Idaho	Ida.
Illinois	Ill.
Indiana	Ind.
Iowa	Ia.
Kansas	Kan.
Kentucky	Ky. or Kent.
Louisiana	La.
Maine	Me.
Maryland	Md.
Massachusetts	Mass.
Michigan	Mich.
Minnesota	Minn.
Mississippi	Miss.
Missouri	Mo.
Montana	Mont.
Nebraska	Neb. or Nebr.
Nevada	Nev.
New Hampshire	N.H.
New Jersey	N.J.
New Mexico	N.M.
New York	N.Y.
North Carolina	N.C.
North Dakota	N.D.
Ohio	O.
Oklahoma	Okla.
Oregon	Ore.
Pennsylvania	Penna.
Rhode Island	R.I.
South Carolina	S.C.
South Dakota	S.D.
Tennessee	Tenn.
Texas	Tex.
Vermont	Vt.
Virginia	Va.
Washington	Wash.
West Virginia	W.V.
Wisconsin	Wisc.
Wyoming	Wyo.

See also

• List of U.S. state capitals
• List of U.S. states' largest cities
• List of U.S. states by date of statehood
• List of U.S. states that were never territories
• List of U.S. state name etymologies
• List of U.S. states by area
• List of U.S. states by elevation
• List of U.S. states by population
• List of U.S. states by population density
• List of U.S. states by postal abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by time zone
• List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation
• List of U.S. states by unemployment rate
• List of current and former capital cities within the United States
• Lists of U.S. state insignia